Telegram MCP server for AI agents and assistants

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Telegram MCP or direct API to send messages, automate group chats, manage channels, and interact with users through natural language.

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Telegram is a fast, secure cloud messaging app for individuals and groups. It offers robust privacy and real-time chat features.

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TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Telegram action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Answer Callback Query

Use this method to send answers to callback queries sent from inline keyboards.

Export Chat Invite Link

Generate a new primary invite link for a chat; any previously generated primary link is revoked.

Delete Message

Delete a message, including service messages.

Edit Message

Edit text messages sent by the bot.

Forward Message

Forward messages of any kind.

Get Chat Info

Get up to date information about the chat (current name of the user for one-on-one conversations, current username of a user, group or channel, etc.

Get Chat Administrators

Get a list of administrators in a chat.

Get Chat History

Get chat history messages via the getUpdates polling method, filtered by chat_id.

Get Chat Member

Get a chat member's status/role (including the bot itself) to preflight permissions and troubleshoot 403/empty-history issues.

Get Chat Members Count

Get the number of members in a chat.

Get Bot Info

Get basic information about the bot using the Bot API getMe method.

Get Updates

Use this method to receive incoming updates using long polling.

Send Document

Send general files (documents) to a Telegram chat using the Bot API.

Send Location

Send point on the map location to a Telegram chat using the Bot API.

Send Message

Send a text message to a Telegram chat using the Bot API.

Send Photo

Send photos to a Telegram chat using the Bot API.

Send Poll

Send a native poll to a Telegram chat using the Bot API.

Set Bot Commands

Use this method to change the list of the bot's commands.

SETUP GUIDE

Connect Telegram MCP Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/mcp @ai-sdk/openai
Install the Composio SDK and your agent framework
2

Create a session with MCP enabled

typescript
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";

const composio = new Composio();
const { mcp } = await composio.create("your-user-id", {
  toolkits: ["telegram"],
  mcp: true,
});
Create a session scoped to Telegram and read its MCP URL and headers
3

Connect your agent to the MCP server

typescript
import { createMCPClient } from "@ai-sdk/mcp";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from "ai";

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: { type: "http", url: mcp.url, headers: mcp.headers },
});

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai("gpt-5.6-sol"),
  tools: await client.tools(),
  prompt: "Send a message to my Telegram group welcoming new members",
  stopWhen: stepCountIs(10),
});

console.log(text);
await client.close();
Pass the session's MCP URL and headers to your agent and run a Telegram request
SETUP GUIDE

Connect Telegram API Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core @composio/openai openai
Install the Composio SDK, the OpenAI provider, and the OpenAI SDK
2

Create a Composio session

typescript
import OpenAI from "openai";
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from "@composio/openai";

const composio = new Composio({ provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider() });
const client = new OpenAI();

const session = await composio.create("your-user-id", { toolkits: ["telegram"] });
const tools = await session.tools();
Initialize Composio with the OpenAI Responses provider and create a session scoped to Telegram
3

Run Telegram tools with your agent

typescript
let response = await client.responses.create({
  model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
  tools,
  input: [{ role: "user", content: "Send a message to my Telegram group welcoming new members" }],
});

while (response.output.some((o) => o.type === "function_call")) {
  const outputs = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(session, response.output);
  response = await client.responses.create({
    model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
    tools,
    previous_response_id: response.id,
    input: outputs,
  });
}

console.log(response.output_text);
Send a request, execute the Telegram tool calls through the session, and print the final answer

Why Use Composio?

AI Native Telegram Integration

  • Supports both Telegram MCP and direct API based integrations
  • Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable tool execution
  • Rich coverage for reading, writing, and querying your Telegram data

Managed Auth

  • Built-in OAuth handling with automatic token refresh and rotation
  • Central place to manage, scope, and revoke Telegram access
  • Per user and per environment credentials instead of hard-coded keys

Agent Optimized Design

  • Tools are tuned using real error and success rates to improve reliability over time
  • Comprehensive execution logs so you always know what ran, when, and on whose behalf

Enterprise Grade Security

  • Fine-grained RBAC so you control which agents and users can access Telegram
  • Scoped, least privilege access to Telegram resources
  • Full audit trail of agent actions to support review and compliance

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes, Telegram requires you to configure your own API key credentials. Once set up, Composio handles secure credential storage and API request handling for you.

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. Learn more.

Yes. Composio is SOC 2 Type II compliant and is built to keep your Telegram connection and credentials secure. OAuth tokens and API keys are encrypted, and sensitive customer data is protected at rest and in transit.

Composio also undergoes independent security testing and continuously monitors its systems for security threats. You can review the latest reports and policies in the Composio Trust Center.

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

Create the key in your Telegram account settings, then paste it once on Composio's connection page. Composio stores it encrypted and uses it only for the Telegram actions your agent runs. Nobody else in your workspace can read it, and you can revoke it inside Telegram at any time.

When you connect a Telegram account through Composio, every action runs under that account, so anything the agent creates, sends, or changes shows up in Telegram as done by you. Keep an approval step in your prompt for actions with side effects, such as sending or deleting, and have the agent draft first.

Whatever the credentials you connect allow inside Telegram. If Telegram lets you scope a key to specific permissions, create a scoped one so the agent can only do what you intend. You can revoke the key inside Telegram at any time.

Yes. Composio supports multiple connected accounts for the same app, and that works in Claude, ChatGPT, or any other assistant you connect through Composio. Give each Telegram connection a name such as work or personal, and the assistant uses the one you mention in the request. Each account keeps its own credentials and nothing is merged.

The connection stops working the moment Telegram rejects the old key. Create a new key in Telegram and reconnect the account from the Composio dashboard or by asking your agent to reconnect Telegram. Nothing else changes.

Composio's free plan includes 100,000 tool calls per month with no credit card, which covers most personal Telegram use. Paid plans add higher limits and team features. Your Telegram plan and its API limits still apply as usual.

Built-in connectors usually give one AI access to a limited set of apps. Many people use Composio because it lets their AI connect to more apps than it normally supports, or connect to multiple accounts for the same app (e.g. connect Claude to multiple Telegram accounts).

With Composio, you connect Telegram once and then use it across different AI assistants without setting it up separately in each one. Connect your apps to Composio once, then connect Composio to whichever AI you use, whether that's Claude, ChatGPT, Hermes, or your own custom assistant.

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